noun
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a commuter train (= a train that people going to work use )
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a crash involving two crowded commuter trains
commuter belt
the commuter belt British English (= an area around a large city from where people travel to work in the city every day )
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House prices are high in the London commuter belt.
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belt
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But of course they did not circulate beyond the commuter belt , so they failed to qualify as nationals on that ground.
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Then another train towards the Kent commuter belt , and Dartford.
plane
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So-called commuter planes that carry up to 150 passengers whisper rather than roar because they use the latest propeller technology.
rail
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Caltrain carries more bicyclists than any other commuter rail system in the United States, according to Caltrain officials.
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Amtrak holds the Caltrain contract to run the commuter rail service that runs between San Francisco and Gilroy.
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Caltrain contracts with Amtrak to operate the commuter rail line, which accommodates 26, 000 daily riders.
traffic
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It was a good run into the city, against the outgoing commuter traffic .
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I could faintly hear the distant rumble of commuter traffic from my bedroom - a reminder of what I had temporarily escaped.
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This company actively promoted commuter traffic , completing its electrification programme by 1931.
train
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The cab control car of a commuter train being pushed from the rear collided head-on with an Amtrak diesel locomotive.
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Today the manager of personnel makes a point of sitting next to his old friend on the daily commuter train .
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Priority projects are double-decker commuter trains and more money for the West Coast line.
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Caltrain runs commuter trains to both destinations and to other Silicon Valley cities, culminating in San Francisco.
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Each region has one organization controlling buses and operating its commuter trains.
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It was a small shop that catered to commuters and local workers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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How much this will do for the hard hit Darlington to Hartlepool commuter is anyone's guess.
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If a strike does take place, commuters in the Northeast would be severely affected.
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Other things being equal, commuters prefer lower money costs and faster travel.
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Over the ensuing days traffic and commuters in London were seriously disrupted by hoax bomb warning calls which led to station closures.
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The impact derailed the leading carriage and commuters had to use buses between Bishop Auckland and Shildon.
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We lived in Belleville, New Jersey, a commuter town at the northern fringe of Newark.
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With the vast majority of suburban commuters unable to get to New York, brokerage firms were operating with skeleton staffs.